tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82505306155812854392024-03-13T10:39:57.951-07:00*Publish or Bust*The long road to publishing and the adventures of being a full time mom while on the way :) *and beyond! :)Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-4093739791430628082018-12-14T11:43:00.001-08:002018-12-14T11:43:29.702-08:00Wings of the Wicked Blog hop
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<span style="font-size: large;">WELCOME TO THE WINGS OF THE
WICKED WILD RIDE BLOG</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Get to know a bit about all of the authors and collect prizes along the
way and enter into the GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a book set in the Highlands in this! Here's the cover for when it releases after box set is gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Book one can be picked up on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Highland-Magic-Leona-Bushman-ebook/dp/B07KB4NB8Y" target="_blank">here.</a> It will soon be available on iTunes and Barnes and Noble, Kobo, etc. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A free copy of book one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please go like my FB Author page or follow my Amazon author page, then comment here to let me know. Anyone who follows me at both places AND comments here will receive a copy! Leave an email where you would like it sent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enter the grand prize giveaway here: <u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/192336074957095/"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/192336074957095/</span></a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A complete list of all the hop stops here: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/192336074957095/"><span style="margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/192336074957095/</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winners will be notified at the end of the hop on December 15</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: 125%; margin: 0px; position: relative; top: -4.5pt;">th</span><span style="font-size: large;">by the author of their
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">LaVerne
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<tr style="height: 33.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/10</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 36px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Shereen
Vedam</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Shereen Vedam</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShereenVedam"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/ShereenVedam</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/10</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Ditter Kellen</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">According to Ditter</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.accordingtoditter.com/"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://www.accordingtoditter.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/10</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Lexi C. Foss</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Author Lexi C. Foss</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexiCFoss"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/LexiCFoss</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 47.15pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/11</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 47.15pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 9.73px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Crystal
Matz PA (not an author)</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 47.15pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 32.73px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Crystal's
Cozy Corner & Author Services</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 47.15pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrystalsCzyCorner"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/CrystalsCzyCorner</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 33.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/11</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 13.46px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Lynda
Kaye Frazier</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Lynda Kaye Frazier</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://lyndafrazier.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">http://lyndafrazier.blogspot.com/</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 32.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 32pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/11</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 32pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
Dariel Raye</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 32pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
Dariel Raye</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 32pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">https://darielraye.com</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 41.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 41.8pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/11</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 41.8pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
N.K.</div>
<div style="margin: 2.53px 0px 0px 5px;">
Stackhouse</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 41.8pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 65.4px 0px 5px;">
N.K.
Stackhouse Author</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 41.8pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">https://m.facebook.com/NK.Stackhouse.Author/</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-image: none; border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 9.33px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 4.0pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 4pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 2px; height: 4pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 435.25pt;" valign="top" width="580">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/12</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Amy Cissell</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Amy Cissell Writes</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 20.7pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://amycissell.com/blog"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">http://amycissell.com/blog</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 33.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/12</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 36.8px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Heather
Adkins</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Haunted by Reading</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://hauntedbyreading.com/"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">hauntedbyreading.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 33.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/12</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 11.2px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Erica
Gerald Mason</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Erica Writes Words</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 33.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/12</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 36px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Carolyn
Reilly</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Carolyn Reilly</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 33.9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/carolynreillybooks/"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/carolynreillybooks/</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 46.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="background: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 2px 2px; height: 46.55pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 32.75pt;" valign="top" width="44">
<div align="center" style="margin: 5px 4.86px 0px 3.73px; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12/12</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 46.55pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 65.5pt;" valign="top" width="87">
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 5px 35px 0px 5px;">
Rachel
McCoy</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 46.55pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 129.55pt;" valign="top" width="173">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
RS McCoy</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 2px 2px 0px; height: 46.55pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; width: 240.2pt;" valign="top" width="320">
<div style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;">
<u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.rsmccoyauthor.com/blog"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">http://www.rsmccoyauthor.com/blog</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
</td>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-38529915734587188182017-11-17T08:32:00.001-08:002017-11-17T08:32:54.158-08:00NaNoWriMo Thoughts, Feelings, and TipsHi,<br />
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One day, I will get this blogging thing back to its hay day. In the meantime, I'll keep on keeping on. I've had a lot of new releases, and more to come. But I'm most happy that I've kept writing through the worst year I've had since...a long time. <br />
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Okay, NaNoWriMo is a huge writing online camp. You do fun things, reach out, meet up with peeps you might never have become connected to otherwise. I've become a part of a group that is so positive and means a lot. New for me. But I think, that in the hoopla of reaching that 50k words written goal, people forget the purpose. The purpose is to get you to write, to stretch your comfort zone, to reach for a goal that might seem impossible. Now, it doesn't show it on NaNo stats because I didn't remember to finalize the official word count, but I've only lost one year that I've done it. <br />
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That's not to brag. In fact, I had to work very hard to do it with all that's going on. The thing is, use NaNo to do what you need it to do. I use it to get back into the habit of making writing a priority. If you don't win, but you wrote at least 5 days a week, you're a huge winner. You now have words you didn't have before. If you're a new writer, this is especially important. The first couple hundred thousand words you write tend to not be your best. LOL <br />
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Since I've made 50k words this year outside of NaNo, I've made a stretch goal of 75-100k. That's insane, but I'm at 38,627 and I haven't written yet today. (Too bad can't count blog and emails! lol I'd be way over my 100k mark :P). Do you see that number? I've been ill, my kids have been ill, I've had no money (can't go to write ins, stress of power being turned off, etc.), and multiple hours spent at doctor's offices, and I've still managed. How? I've worked late at night, cut sleep back to 6 hours...if I'm lucky. Remember those sick kids? Sigh. <br />
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In case you're new here, I have 5 kids, one grandkid, and one daughter in law. I have three still at home, and they are all in different schools. They have been bringing something home from each school, and like good little kids, have shared with everyone. I've not gone one whole week without someone being sick. I'm ready for it to be done now. ANYWAY.<br />
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The point is to push yourself further than you believed possible, to make yourself go. I had to change strides. The one I was on just wasn't coming. I have more wordage on the shorts (I'm putting together something for Carina, cross fingers) that were supposed to be extras than on my main project. However, the new project is moving along nicely. I hope to really push it the last week. I'm also hoping to get some write in time, time away from family responsibility to really focus on my writing. But even if that doesn't happen, I am going to make my 50k goal. I am probably going to make the 75k goal. The real stretch will be that 100k goal. Who needs sleep :P <br />
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For those who have struggled in the past, here's a past blog post with some helpful hints and tips to <a href="https://lbushman.blogspot.com/2012/11/nanowrimo-oops.html" target="_blank">make it through a successful NaNo!</a><br />
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Don't forget, the biggest plus is learning how to consistently put out words, regardless of the count! The new friends, reconnect with old friends, is just a bonus! <br />
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As a closing, I'd like to remind everyone, I have a new tagline for my artistic life and a youtube channel (Only have one video, but have started the planning for more. It's a learning curve for me. LOL), and I've put out quite a few books available across many venues, and continuing to add more books to more venues. To keep up on everything, you can sign up for my newsletter on the side bar, or <a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/374285/join">here.</a><br />
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That tagline? The Next Leonardo da Vinci. Or, The Next Leona-rdo da Vinci. <br />
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The newsletter encompasses art and writing, and any other skill I want to show off, but mainly art and writing. Please, come follow me! When I get to where I want to be, it'll be once a week. Right now, I'm working hard for once a month. :) <br />
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-10849893592108269952017-08-30T10:55:00.000-07:002017-08-30T10:55:12.762-07:00Boxed SetsHello hello!<br />
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*waves*<br />
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So, this past year has been a very difficult one on personal levels. A friend of mine started doing boxed sets. She not only helped to save my sanity, she saved my writing career. I've been in two now, with her, with my third coming up quickly!<br />
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It'll be a non romance, based on mythology in Scotland. Going to take some artistic license on Kelpies, and throw in a sorceress or three, and fighting, possibly for William the conqueror who happens to be a descendant of mine (near as I can see lol). However, might move it back in time, more. Hmmm best make these decisions, quick! It's headed to editor September 19th! lol <br />
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Because of these boxed sets, I've kept active, been able to put more books out again, and, more, I'm ready to finish my stories (have a sci fi and an historical one) that I'm sending to agents.<br />
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My War of the Weres series has seen the updated release of the first in the War of the Weres Chronicles, Bearly There (formerly Barely There), with new edits to bring it inline with my current writing standards. I've got another short for the Chornicles at the line editor now. <br />
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So, loads of writing goals! All thanks to taking the plunge into boxed sets with someone I trusted!<br />
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On the painting front, things have been a bit slow. I've only completed four new ones this year (although, one was a triptych, and a large one at that!), but I've "fixed" a bunch, adding paint to sides, covering white spots from drying, etc. Here are a couple of pics of this year's offerings:<br />
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The violin was a definite breakthrough for me, at any time. The landscape, was a breakthrough because I've been struggling very hard to paint. It was as if I'd lost my skills, my instincts, my gut for it. It's hard to explain. I believe everyone can paint (or any other subject) to a degree, but that our brains are special wired for specific areas (Ie, some people are magic at math or science. Can just "see" something). It was as if I'd lost <em>that</em>. Thanks to a friend who helped me paint at her house, I broke through that struggle.<br />
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Now, I'm having to breakthrough another struggle, which has to do with technical issues :P LOL but, I'm doing it! Oddly enough, quite possibly with help from technology. *grins*<br />
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Of these two, which is your favorite, and why? <br />
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On the writing side, if you had the choice between the third in my War of the Weres series and an epic fantasy, which would you want to see first?<br />
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Well, tata for now! Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-32669357141252933362017-08-22T08:01:00.000-07:002017-08-22T08:01:22.351-07:00And So It BeginsHi *waves crazily*<br />
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I know, I know, like always it's been awhile. Well, my life has been crazy. I'm getting my health in order, though, so hopefully won't have as many lengthy times in between. It's hard starting over. One of the major things I'm starting over with is my health. For years--YEARS--I've been ignored when asking for help from doctors. Then I'd find a good one, and they'd leave. (I go to a clinic where they serve x years to get x dollars deducted from their taxes, so many, many doctors serve their time and move on.) However, I now have one that is, so far, AMAZING. He actually PALPED MY KNEE. That is to say, he touched it and the shin of the leg that is in so much pain since my sledding accident. <br />
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He took xrays. I have osteoarthritis in that knee now. Oh joy. There's a whole long backstory on my thyroid issues, weight, this knee issues that would take ten blogs. Suffice it to say, if doctor's hadn't ignored me just to say "You're fat." then I would likely not have this issue, or at least not this bad. But even before I saw this new doctor, I was determined to be healthier and started to swim. Just under two years ago, I weighed 300 pounds. I didn't look like 300, more like 250 because I stayed active, but I was. Even a few pounds over. They changed my meds, and I lost a lot of weight. They changed them again, lost more, without trying. <br />
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I decided to try...and was stuck. My thyroid levels were so low (.o3 where low side of normal is .34) that I basically had zero metabolism. Late June, they are .1 so getting somewhere, but still slow. Imagine trying to lose weight and get in shape with essentially no metabolism, or as now, very little. It's hard. I have an end goal of 180...and maybe 160... <br />
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I am struggling with that as every day I don't have 1k calorie deficit, I don't lose weight. It's a serious struggle. I've given the overview here, and I'm going to do regular updates as part of my blogging now.<br />
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Why? you might ask as it's a publishing/writing/painting blog...because, our health is part of our ability to think, to create, and part of our struggle. Low metabolism makes it harder to meet deadlines, to stay awake for normal hours, to find the energy to even go buy the materials, learn new things, market, etc. It affects every aspect of our lives. I believe other creatives are dealing with health struggles and need to know that others are out there who understand. <br />
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I am determined to get myself back. I have a goal of 180 by end of year (faster than normal because my meds are being adjusted). However, I made this goal in June...and didn't lose weight for WEEKS. I swam, started aerobics, etc. I wasn't eating enough it turned out. I started using myfitnesspal and mapmyrun and started doing c25k (loads of fun when your knee hurts like hell!). Weight came off for two weeks. I was down to 249. Then I went camping at an SCA event. Gained 9 pounds, despite NOT going over calorie goal (you know, the one on fitness pal they say is for losing 2 pounds a week...that one?), and Two of the three days, I ran 3.3 miles...which took me an hour as I actually walk/run alternately. Then this past weekend, gained six, despite not going over calorie goal one day, and only slightly over the next day. However, I have myfitnesspal set to me having a sedate lifestyle, which I do not, so it shouldn't matter. But it does because my meds are wrong. <br />
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I am working hard to be healthy, and it is discouraging at times. But I have friends, one in particular, who has been encouraging from me at all times. To all of you, Thank you. To those that need a friend, follow my blog. I will try to encourage you, share my pitfalls, my sadness, as well as my joys and triumphs. I am continuing to work hard on my exercise and eating. I have a goal to make. I am determined to walk this path and meet that goal.<br />
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And so, it begins...<br />
<br />Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-14402253138645221482017-05-31T15:28:00.001-07:002017-05-31T15:28:29.109-07:00Meet in the MiddleI've been frustrated of late. Have you ever noticed that if you try to get someone to quick thinking blindly and look at something from all angles, that you are attacked? Being in the middle is a lonely place so much of the time. You're accused of all sorts of things from being a liberal snowflake to a Nazi sympathizer to what was today's? Oh yes, a sentient fedora. I did applaud this last person. Most creative name I'd been called in a long time. <br />
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I do not follow blindly. I do not believe something simply because someone said it or it was on the news. I refuse to let the bad things that happened to me make me a hateful, angry person. However, I also refuse to let those people attack me because they cannot have an adult discussion with someone who doesn't agree with them. Sometimes, I do agree with them, but not with their methods of attack or their reasoning. <br />
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What is it about us humans that makes it hard as hell to see the other person's side? That makes us so hateful? I've been fighting with depression for months. Severe depression. Most people only know when I tell them because I've been FIGHTING IT. I refuse to allow it to make me not talk to my kids, to not be there for my friends. But apparently, because it's not a certain kind of depression (like bipolar), it's not real enough, or if I fight the lies my body is telling me, I'm just strong and shouldn't expect other people too. Um, no. We all should fight the lies. Whether it's our bodies or an outside force, the lies hold us back, keep us from our potential. It's not easy, and depression hurts like hell and tricks the mind. But science has now backed up what I've been saying for years--looking for the positive trains your brain to see the positive AND HAS AN ACTUAL CHEMICAL REACTION IN YOUR BRAIN that fights depression. Now, this doesn't mean you don't think the sad thoughts, the ambivalent thoughts. It doesn't mean you don't feel the pain, the shame. What it means is you focus on something positive so your brain has more to fight off the damn lies with. If you need meds, by all means, use that too! Whatever works for you to fight the lies your mind and body tells you. <br />
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With the lies fed to you by people and the media, it's not as clear cut. You need to look for the positive, try to understand the other side. However, it's a lot easier to find a positive in my life, even when I'm homeless, than to find someone who is willing to try to see stuff from both sides. <br />
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We are led by our emotions. Here is something I wrote today after being attacked and bullied because I refused to get out the pitchforks and torches based on the word of one person who went to the media. The subject was a touchy one, but mostly, this was the last straw for me. So here it is.<br />
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The voice of reason is almost always maligned.<br />
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Fall in line, soldier. Believe what I say regardless of the facts. Be lead by your emotions. Allow your emotions to override your common sense, your decency. Allow your past to vilify all who remind you of someone who wronged you. Hold on to those hurts and treat others badly because your emotions say that everyone should hurt because you do. Don't listen to reason, duty, honor, and loyalty because they will cause you to do things that aren't where big brother, who is manipulating your emotions, wants you to go. Don't think for yourself. Only feel what I deem acceptable. Don't look at both sides of the equation because you might start understanding and having compassion for the other side, then how will we control you? Don't be responsible for your screw ups. Blame someone else. Don't try to better your life. Blame the rich. Blame the poor. Blame the stars. Blame someone so we can keep manipulating you by what you feel. Feeding you the emotions we want you to feel. Reason? Common sense? Overrated. Agree with our opinion or we're allowed to call you names and bully you until you fall back in line, soldier. As you were.<br />
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-35625864056207422942017-05-22T15:51:00.002-07:002017-05-22T15:51:43.061-07:00<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I sank into the bath and sighed at the soothing heat. The bubbles
were a nice touch too. The water made my wounds sting, but I welcomed the pain.
For some reason, my mind equated that the pain meant all the cuts and abrasions
were being cleaned. The large one on my knee ached particularly bad, but I’d
survived far worse. That acknowledgement drew my gaze to my thigh and the
sloppy crisscrossing of scars there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">My property. Just like
the animal you are</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">, Master Bryce growled in my ear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I jumped, throwing my arms around myself and hugging my body
tight. My eyes searched the room as I waited for him to walk into view, knife
glinting in his hand. The room remained silent except for the racing thud of my
heartbeat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">“He’s not here,” I whispered. “You aren’t with him anymore. He
can’t hurt you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">How dare you be so
ungrateful. Master fed you!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">“He starved me,” I protested. “Sometimes he wouldn’t let me eat
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Master clothed you!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">“I was only allowed to wear lingerie. He didn’t even allow me to
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">You are nothing without
Master!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Those words hit where it counted. I recoiled both mentally and
physically, though I knew I’d never be able to outrun that voice. It sounded
like my own, but different. Same voice, but robotic. Lifeless. A recording to
remind me of all my failings and everything I would never be. Maybe it was my
broken soul, shattered and stuck on repeat like a skipping CD.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">“Yes, I am nothing,” I admitted, staring at the bubbles that
floated on the surface of the water. “But if I try really hard, maybe I can fix
myself and be something. Someone worthwhile. Maybe…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The protests in my head died, as if the nefarious voice
contemplated what I said. Or maybe it planned its next attack. Either way, it
hushed without anyone else having to interfere, and I sent thanks to the
Universe for the moment’s peace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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washing up, including my hair. Once upon a time, I’d kept my hair long enough
to touch my waist. Now it only brushed the tops of my shoulders. The first time
I’d cut it, I’d done it to feel like I held control over at least one aspect of
my life. When Master saw it, he told me I looked like an ugly boy. After that, I
kept cutting it shorter and shorter. I think, deep down, I hoped if I cut it
short enough, he would find me so unattractive he would quit seeking me out for
sexual interaction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Satisfied that I’d washed away the dirt and grime from the past
few days, I let the tub drain and stepped out to towel off. Until the bath, I
didn’t realize how much my muscles ached. Now that the heat soaked the soreness
away, I could move a little more freely. It made drying off much easier, though
my palms still smarted and my knees were raw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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letters against a pink and black background. The contact of the clean garment
against my skin sent a fresh prayer of gratitude from my lips at the luck that
landed clothes in my lap. Clothes that covered me. Clothes that didn’t leave me
bare to the prying, leering eyes of strangers. I pushed away the thought before
it towed me under into my shadows like a riptide and slipped on a pair of clean
panties, then opened the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bathroom, holding my breath as I strained to listen. Was Master out of the
hospital already? Had he found out where I was? Did he come for me? The
questions and fears raced through my mind a mile a minute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-55801729863176827042017-01-08T22:10:00.002-08:002017-01-08T22:32:53.315-08:00Well then...Hello there all you happy people...and depressed people.<br />
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I've had an awful fall...with some good in it. I now live in the Pacific Northwest's wet part of the Evergreen State. Good because I now don't sound like a horse when I sleep, didn't end up in hospital or almost dying, and can breathe loads better. Bad because money...costs a lot more to live where we're at. At least my family is together again.<br />
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I've been depressed. Severely depressed. A huge portion of it has been situational. Things I don't want to talk about in specific, but lies, betrayal, people pretending to be your friend, being apart from my kids during the week, being gone from youngest (whom I had with me) for 13-15 hours a day as I commuted to the job I found...yeah. Bad times. Depression like I've not known since Post partum hit me, only this was worst. I'd lost my center. I found it again. Depression is still trying to nip at my heels, but I finally have a grasp on its horns and can toss it out the window easier and quicker. <br />
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But I think why it hit me so hard, all the above things were happening and I had little to no time for my sanity. Ie art, writing, crafts. Didn't have time for anything. Well, I'm writing again. Pulled paints out of storage (I'm currently living in a friend's garage with my family!) and plan to paint again. Haven't painted in months due to time and space. <br />
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I love where my kids are going to school, but unless some miracle happens, we aren't going to be able to stay. Well, I'm trying to make that miracle happen. How? With my writing and art. I've started a newsletter, claimed all my books on my amazon author page, have marketing plans, new release, new covers being made, and am back at the editing job. Plus, I'm going to be back to selling my art. Have been through a lot of boxes in storage. I have found a few paintings that haven't been destroyed with the move (It was a bit depressing to see how many had been messed up) and will be putting the listings up. <br />
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I've added the subscribe list to the sidebar here on this blog. <br />
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I've put new stuff up in my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LBushmanStudios" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Point is, I haven't completely given up, though it was close sailing for a while. But onwards and upwards. Here we go!<br />
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First of all, let me show you our new release cover of the box set I'm in with some fabulous authors.<br />
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Isn't the cover gorgeous!! Pick up your preorder for only 99 cents <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Under-Mask-Multi-Genre-Monica-Corwin-ebook/dp/B01N2PGQD5" target="_blank">here</a>! You won't be disappointed.</div>
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PS Thank you to all of you whom have stuck around through my ups and downs. Time for more ups than downs, don't you think?</div>
Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-24227040744349562852016-07-25T10:55:00.003-07:002016-07-25T10:55:53.924-07:00Ballad of GriefThunder grumbles, lightening shrieks, rain surrounds me, the ocean laps at my feet.<br />
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Offering comfort, crying with me, darkness soothing as it hides the tears.</div>
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Pain, mine and more, tumbles through me, lancing my heart, causing retreat.</div>
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Energy pulses and streaks to the skies. Loneliness claws, grief slowly encroaches,</div>
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Threatening joy, tearing at walls. Each new learning, a wave crashing against the sand, </div>
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shrinking the peace, my heart, and reminding how I am so small.</div>
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But tall I will stand, bending, not breaking, until their grief is tamed, .</div>
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Until my sadness has passed into the bleak corridor of death, alive no more.</div>
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When the griefs borne before have settled, and solace is mine to behold.</div>
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Spilling of love with a whole soul, beholding of my blemished heart.</div>
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Friends and affection overcoming a lifetime of scorn and rejection.</div>
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Gentle return of love, of soft touches and whispered kisses.</div>
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But until then, I shall stand in the ocean's waves, loving her embrace.</div>
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Resting under Thor's force, apart but surrounded, the night holding sway.</div>
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My lips chilled, my cheeks heated with my tears, my eyes lost in the storm.</div>
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Crying hold me, feel me, see me, show me a way back to the warmth.</div>
Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-38235073158813909112016-03-31T09:27:00.001-07:002016-03-31T09:29:09.886-07:00My Shiny Bio aka Lesson OneHere's a kicker. For the next 10 weeks-ish, I'll be writing my blog on WordPress to then copy here. I prefer blogger's set up to my non tech mind, but the feature writing class I'm taking is insistent on teaching the other. Which is fine. I need to know both. LOL In the meantime, You'll be getting interesting stuff interspersed with my normal stuffs and things. Here goes first lesson.
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Hello my faithful fans and followers who've stayed around despite my ineffectual use of WordPress to date. That is changing (at least for the next ten weeks! lol). First assignment, I had to do a bio.
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*Holds up hand* Okay, you peeps in the background laughing, you can stop now. I hate the dreaded bio; it's number 3 under query and synopsis, but I did manage to spruce up my official bio to be inclusive of the instructions. No, really, stop laughing. I did it. *ponders* Perhaps I should send the updated bio to my editor?<br />
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Okay, well, while the peanut gallery of peeps who know me well get their laughter under control because I am forced once again to write a bio, you can all enjoy my freshly minted bio without waiting.<br />
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My biography:
Leona Bushman goes by many names, but the most well-known one is superhero. She earned this name from preventing authors from annihilating whole words with the touch of the button and saving a dragon from a knight—and yes both are as hard as they sound—all from her home in Washington. The dragons taught their queen how to write, and Queen Leona hasn't looked back, even when her muse tries to muck things up.<br />
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She lives with her husband and kids in a constant state of creativity from painting to writing to quilting—when she's not camping or visiting the ocean. She can be found goofing off and loving dragons and other creatures of the supernatural at these places:
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Twitter: @L_Bushman
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLeonaBushman
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-24615745799873664152016-02-09T08:02:00.000-08:002016-02-09T08:10:30.108-08:00Gini and SolaceToday I have a special guest :D Please join me in welcoming the author of Solace, Gini Rifkin!! <br />
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-30108497596498120462016-02-01T18:54:00.001-08:002016-02-01T18:55:01.226-08:00Sheri Velarde new release Well, guess what? Sheri and I, teaming up so many times, have now done it again. Our books are coming out in February. I asked her to write about Vampires as my anthology coming out just before Valentine's also includes Vampires. Her and I share a deep love for vampires and many lores. This is a fun story. I hope you pick up her story!<br />
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health and immortality. Plus nowadays they’re dead sexy! The days of Nosferatu
are gone, welcome Damon Salvatore instead. In our culture everyone seems to
want to stay looking young, well I guess vampirism is one way to do it. Now I
can only speak for myself here, but as someone who has and is still battling
major illnesses, the promise of being young and healthy forever has a great
appeal. If I drank the blood of a vampire I would be cured? Sign me up. I can
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to spend eternity with them? Especially as mentioned before if they are
gorgeous and sexy as hell? Yes please! Imagine being about to travel the world
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Three vampire stories in one collection for the first time! <br />
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In Under a Ring of Fire, everything changes for Jackie thanks to an eclipse of
the sun. She is a dying woman, living what's left of her life in misery. One
night, one mysterious guest and she will be forever altered. Is this her chance
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In Curse of the Blood, not even service to his king in time of war could
prepare Melvil for the pleasurable evil he would suffer at the hands of Honnor.
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night he saves a young woman from ghouls and sees hope for the first time in
years. Ella is a woman alone in life, until a mysterious Frenchman saves her
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-39812353571560359222016-01-06T11:08:00.001-08:002016-01-06T11:08:58.457-08:00Diana Paz Writes...: Cover Reveal!! Excerpt!! MAGIC AND WERES by Leona ...<a href="http://dianapazwrites.blogspot.com/2016/01/cover-reveal-excerpt-magic-and-weres-by.html?spref=bl">Diana Paz Writes...: Cover Reveal!! Excerpt!! MAGIC AND WERES by Leona ...</a>: Today I am so excited to be part of the blog tour and cover reveal for MAGIC AND WERES by Leona Bushman, a collection of sultry parano...Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-35296106380063810542016-01-05T12:16:00.001-08:002016-01-05T12:16:18.026-08:00Lust, Sex and Tattoos Sheri Velarde<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello hello hello! It's been awhile, but I'm here! :D My wonderful, amazing friend is here again :D You'll probably think she's sort of a favorite...well, you'd be right! She is amazing!! I have long admired her grit and determination, and no more so than now. She's re-releasing some from publishers that have now left us, and I, for one, is very thankful! So, if you've been missing some of your favorites, be happy, cuz she's bringing them all back :D:D:D:D:D:D </span><br />
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Being an author is a scary profession. It is a world fill
with uncertainty and challenges that you do not find at a day job. You work
alone, no coworkers to help lighten the mood or chat with. Well I do count my
dogs as my coworkers and bounce ideas off of them. Shockingly they are not very
helpful. You often work hundreds of hours with no guarantee of publication
acceptance. Even if you are accepted the number of authors who actually make a
living from their writing is very, very small. So why do authors put themselves
through hours of what sometimes can seem like torture? Well because they can’t
not write. We have stories inside of us that drive us crazy until they make
their way to paper. Being a writer is something that you just are. Like someone
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edit yourself, you will be amazed at what you find during these self-edits.
This gives you a chance to polish the story and try to find as many grammar
errors as possible. You will get better each time you edit, so don’t worry if
it is a mess the first time around. After however many rounds of self-edits it’s
either off for submission or off to an editor (if you are self-publishing). If
accepted it’s off to an editor anyways. There you usually have three rounds of
edits and then line edits to check for stuff like commas and grammar, then a
proofread. In the meantime you either need to be giving input into a cover or
making one. (The cover for Lust, Sex and Tattoos is the very first cover that I
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getting info on your own blog, getting sites to list your book, trying to get
reviews. The list is endless and ever going. People have short attention spans
these days, you need to somehow get them to notice your book. In the meantime
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Karen is a woman looking to make a new beginning after
breaking away from an abusive past. Her first stop is a tattoo shop, to show
herself that she is no longer afraid to live her life the way she sees fit and
to mark her freedom with a permanent reminder to never go back. When she
catches sight of her tattoo artist, Ben, well she suddenly has things other
than ink on her mind. Ben is wild, free and uninhibited, everything that she
wants to be and more. Soon she is left alone with the man that embodies her
dreams and sparks begin to fly. It's safe to say that she gets way more than
she bargained for when she originally stepped into his shop, as Ben helps her
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With measured steps to try to hide her nerves, Karen
followed him through the curtains and down a hall lined with tattooing rooms.
She could hear the needles more clearly now and for a moment she thought of
running from the shop just to escape that unnerving sound. Taking a deep
breath, she continued on, knowing she could, and would do this, to prove
something to herself if nothing else. Ben's tattoo room was in the very back
and away from the others who were working. She stepped in and he closed the
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Sheri Velarde, lives in New Mexico with her husband and
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Being an avid reader since an early age, she has wanted to
be a writer for as long as she can remember. She has been writing all her life,
but only recently started to actually try to pursue her dream of writing for a
living. She specializes in all things paranormal and that go bump in the night.
Her heart truly lies in exploring unknown worlds or adding the supernatural to
our world. If it goes bump in the night or has magical connotations, Sheri
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In her spare time Sheri is an artist, jewelry designer,
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mountains, going to live concerts, art openings, museums, and hosting intimate
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-83549006391450472682015-11-15T09:35:00.000-08:002015-11-15T09:35:42.116-08:00Not So Silent NightI am proud to present a cover reveal (though if you are on the ball, you may have seen it yesterday :P) for Sheri Velarde's Not So Silent Night. <br />
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It's a gorgeous story that she's upgraded from hot and good to sizzling and great! New edits, new cover, and voila! A tale to warm you at Christmas and beyond! She's done all this fighting major health issues and doing Nano! I'm impressed at how good of a job she has done! Be ready! Time to start your Christmas buying is at hand!<br />
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Without further ado, I give you her delicious cover done by the ever wonderful cover artist, Victoria Miller, as well as a few words from Sheri herself. Watch her blog (and likely here lol) for buy links!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Not So Silent Night is a very special story to me for numerous reasons. It was one of my most successful releases with Breathless Press and one of my favorite to write. Now it is about to become my first self-published book as I ready it for re-release this holiday season under my real name! It has been re-edited with some new bits added to make the story even better, but still retains the steaminess from before!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The world of self-publishing is a little scary for me, but exciting at the same time! As I have had two small publishers close on me this year, I just feel that this gives me a safety net to my career and allows me more freedom as well. The world of publishing is forever changing, and I am learning to go with the flow in order to keep up! I can’t think of a better way to embark on my new adventure than with Not So Silent Night, which will be out November 25<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>, and with the beautiful cover from artist Victoria Miller!</span></div>
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and mysterious Russian, Alexander, walks into her shop and her life. Each has
secrets that they are harboring. Just as their passion erupts, the good old
boys in town threaten to ruin everything. Getting to know each other is tough
for most couples, adding in magic does not make it any easier. Now with a pack
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being an avid reader since an early age, she has wanted to
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but only recently started to actually try to pursue her dream of writing for a
living. She specializes in all things paranormal and that go bump in the night.
Her heart truly lies in exploring unknown worlds or adding the supernatural to
our world. If it goes bump in the night or has magical connotations, Sheri
writes about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She is constantly putting out new material with various
publishers, so it is best to keep up with her on her website </span><a href="http://www.sherivelarde.weebly.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">www.sherivelarde.weebly.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In her spare time Sheri is an artist, jewelry designer,
independent comic writer/artist and freelance non-fiction writer. Hiking in the
mountains, going to live concerts, art openings, museums, and hosting intimate
dinner parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-23760159198949891082015-09-28T09:00:00.000-07:002015-09-28T09:00:25.648-07:00Allison Merritt Tell Cover Reveal
A fellow author of mine at Three Worlds Press is having a release in March. Today is cover reveal day :D Please give her a warm welcome! And perhaps go snag books 2 and 3 while you're waiting! <br />
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Welcome, Allison Merritt and kudos on your cover!<br />
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Tell (The Heckmasters, Book 3)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Author: Allison Merritt<o:p></o:p></div>
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ISBN13: 9781619233010<o:p></o:p></div>
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Length: 70k<o:p></o:p></div>
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Release date: March 8, 2016<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Half demon, all male...one woman strong enough to love
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Knowing the day will come when his demon blood will overcome
his humanity, Tell Heckmaster has been searching for a miracle. Something,
"anything," to counteract the spell. So far, he's come up empty.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just as the town of Berner has finally found peace, Tell's
worst fears manifest. Strange, new powers are tearing at his finely honed
control. Putting everyone-including the pretty seamstress he's kept at arm's
length-in terrible danger.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sylvie Duke has everything she needs. Everything except
Tell, who doesn't seem to own a lick of sense. His resistance only strengthens
her resolve to stay by his side, driven by a nameless inner knowing that
without her, all will be lost.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reluctantly, Tell is forced to admit that the closer he is
to Sylvie, the better he's able to quell his demon. But when a cryptic warning
from an old ally tips the balance, nothing-not even love-may be strong enough
to protect Berner from the raging fires of hell.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #ff3333;">Warning:</span> Contains a woman
who can handle a hatchet with as much skill as a needle, and a man whose touch
can transport her to heaven. Or hell. Accidentally, of course. Readers may wish
to invest in an asbestos suit. Potholders just aren't going to cut it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Add it on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26715881-tell<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>About the Author:</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A love of reading inspired Allison
Merritt to pursue her dream of becoming an author who writes historical,
paranormal, contemporary, and fantasy romances, often combining the sub-genres.
She lives in a small town in the Ozark Mountains with her husband and dogs.
It's not unusual to find her lurking in graveyards, wandering historical sites,
or listening to ghost stories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Allison graduated from College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout,
Missouri with a B.A. in mass communications that's gathering dust after it was
determined that she's better at writing fluff than hard news.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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Blog – <a href="http://havenovelwilledit.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: navy;">http://havenovelwilledit.blogspot.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Facebook – <a href="http://facebook.com/allisonmwrites"><span style="color: navy;">http://facebook.com/allisonmwrites</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Twitter – <a href="http://twitter.com/allison_merrit"><span style="color: navy;">http://twitter.com/allison_merrit</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Goodreads – <a href="http://goodreads.com/AllisonMWrites"><span style="color: navy;">http://goodreads.com/AllisonMWrites</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Pinterest - <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/allisonmwrites/"><span style="color: navy;">http://www.pinterest.com/allisonmwrites/</span></a>
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Read the first book in the series: Wystan (The Heckmasters)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22589377-wystan<o:p></o:p></div>
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Samhain -
http://store.samhainpublishing.com/wystan-p-73651.html<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon - http://amzn.com/B00L501TJK<o:p></o:p></div>
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B&N -
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wystan-allison-merritt/1119847207?ean=9781619222892<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25117444-eban<o:p></o:p></div>
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Samhain - https://www.samhainpublishing.com/book/5394/eban<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon - http://amzn.com/B00QZVS0I2<o:p></o:p></div>
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B & N -
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wystan-allison-merritt/1119847207?ean=9781619222892<o:p></o:p></div>
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-41860002241637180422015-07-15T13:26:00.000-07:002015-07-15T13:26:53.049-07:00Your Book. Your Busines. Your Editor.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I took a bit of time off as I caught up from my identity
theft loss of time, but it’s time to put blogging back on the menu. Lol <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ve been doing Your Book. Your Business. and it’s time to
continue with that. It is your book. But, whether self published or with a
publisher, you hopefully have an editor. Now, an editor is a sort of magical
being in that they see things that we’re invisible to us no matter how many
times we’ve been through it! However, Here are some quick things about editors
at small publishing houses:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They usually do not have last say except in terms of house
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are many types of editors. Content editors are there
to strengthen the pacing, the words, and point out any obvious oops, like
having your Italian friend all of sudden be from France sort of thing. Line
editors are there to find the grammar and punctuation and help make your MS
clean. Even though many content editors have a strong grasp of grammar and punctuation,
you still want this line edit to happen. Copy editors are more in formatting
and accuracy of text, not necessarily fact checking for fiction books, but in
newspapers, they can and do. They are sort of a line editor of sorts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They can help brainstorm, give you ideas, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They can be your best friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They can help you keep your confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are not squeamish about marking up your manuscript—even
if it’s worrisome to them how the author will take it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They want you to succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They make suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They’re usually quirky and believe absolutely in work they
acquire in houses that allow them to acquire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your personal punching bags.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your personal library.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your research assistant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your mom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your babysitter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your janitor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The last word on your manuscript. You are. Though in some
big houses the editor may have more editorial control, in most small houses,
they suggest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even if you personally pay for your editor, you do not want
to treat them bad. You don’t want to burn that bridge or bad mouth them. Trust
me, they’ll hear about it. Also, any editor who hears you totally bad mouthing
another editor, will be leery of taking you on if they have any sense at all.
Unless that editor took your money and never edited, I’d suggest discretion is
valor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you aren’t meshing with your editor, hey, no shame on
both parts. As head editor, I try to match up personalities as well as books,
but you can’t always do that. It’s best to leave it at personalities don’t
mesh, or that your weaknesses weren’t her strengths, etc. rather than bad
mouthing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Word gets around, and then you don’t have access to as many
editors. The quality available to you will go down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If your editor says, “Hey, look up the rules for this.” for
whatever reason, don’t ignore, don’t half ass it. You may think your editor is
overreacting, but I can tell you from personal experience, that though there
are sometimes they just don’t know, most of the time, they are right. Or at
least, they are right to have you double checking your facts. If they say, the
reader needs more/less of something, look into WHY the editor thinks this. As
an author, there’s a knee jerk reaction to say, “Not my baby!” and be
mutinously stubborn in changes. Let that feeling pass and move on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you don’t, you will have readers who say you’re full of
it, that you don’t know squat. Like having ice caves in the wrong city/town/state,
or not having the BIA in charge of serious things on the reservation instead of
state police, or having a native tribe of Arizona be from Washington.
Seriously, if your editor says, research this, double check that fact, do it.
Period. Even if you’re right, and say you prove yourself right, what did it
really hurt? In fact, it could inspire a blog post. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m an editor and an author. I’ve had it happen to me both
ways…having an editor mark something I didn’t know how to change so didn’t, and
having an editor mark something wrong that I knew was right as it pertained to
the reservation and the laws involved that the editor had no clue about. Trust
me, do your due diligence. Make sure of your facts before bucking your editor.
It’s just safer that way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The thing is, though it is your book, the editor is a reader
too. If they’re confused/hung up on something, there’s a good chance your
readers will be too. If they’re saying feels a bit slow, then pick up the pace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whatever you do, do NOT be a jerk, publically or in emails,
to your editor. Do not call them names, rant about what they’re doing, etc.
Seriously, you can dislike an edit, and even disagree with things, but do not
become unprofessional. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Which brings up, you don’t have to agree with your editor.
You can disagree. Just explain why. Don’t ignore them, try to hide their
changes, reject without reason. Explain. That will give the editor a chance to
explain as well. Dialogue is so important in this stage. You have to trust your
editor, but your editor has to trust you. If she can’t trust you to follow
directions and communicate, you will get the minimal edits, at least, more
likely, but you may not get an acceptance for the next book. The feeling being,
why edit what will be ignored? Why deal with someone who bad mouths? Who won’t
work with me? Why waste my time? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Editing and publishing is a very subjective business. Especially
if your editor is the acquiring editor, don’t make them your enemy. Don’t make
them not want to work with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you do have issues, say, it’s been six months in line editing,
be professional and respectful in your inquiries. They may be in the wrong, but
perhaps it’s a human failing, or perhaps, it was a change. Either way, being
respectful will keep you from being blackballed or other bad things happening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Editors are there to help you shine. Listen to them,
communicate with them, work with them, and you’ll have the best story possible.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After all, it’s Your Book. Your business. Don’t mess it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-68157415428141084612015-06-08T10:45:00.001-07:002015-06-08T10:45:17.843-07:00The Web Cleanser cover reveal
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<o:p>I have a good friend and author, Franny Armstrong here today!! I'm so excited. She's really just a writing monster! I love it! She's prolific and loves her twists and turns.</o:p></div>
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Would you make love to a computer?<o:p></o:p></div>
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People today meet partners online,
some of them going so far as to find their true loves, but there can also be
danger when that happens. Imagine you have an online lover who lives many miles
away. Now, he talks you into cheating on your husband. Is it your fault or his
when you give in. The internet isn't always a safe bet. Sometimes even putting
an ad on a website to sell your spare bicycle can lead to more than you'd
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While writing The Web Cleanser, I
thought about the consequences of online relationships, and fell into the
vortex of a story where love can be deadly. You're cyber lover might not live
as far away as he/she says. Stalkers can find their victims on the web easily,
getting more information about you than you know. It's better for you to only
put the minimal personal information in your profile. Danger abounds in the
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My characters find out the true
meaning of deceit when a killer lures them to their deaths. It's up to two
tough cops to find him. Ryland Sanders chooses to be the bait, while her
partner, Kane Nanuq tries to protect her from herself, and the killer. Imagine
yourself in a similar situation, and perhaps caution will help keep you safe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ryland Sanders is a feisty,
no-nonsense cop who protects her heart with her smart mouth. She has no
friends, and every partner she's ever had gave up on her long ago. When paired
with a new cop, Ry pulls out all stops to get rid of him, but he's not one to
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Kane Nanuq is from the Northwest
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wife and children. When he meets Ry, his carefully planned revenge is altered.
She wants to become bait, but Kane wants to protect her. She cracks open his
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Normally,
Ry wouldn't give a care in the world about people talking behind her back, but
for some reason the gossip cut her deeply. Glancing at herself in the mirror,
she saw a bewildered, angry woman, who had no friends, no family, and no one to
talk to. For the first time since her teens, tears pricked her eyes. Shocked,
she watched in the mirror as they glistened for a moment. Anger finally took
over as it usually did when she became vulnerable. Lifting her chin, and
throwing her shoulders back, she swiped at the offending tears, finally able to
achieve the control she'd been missing all morning. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody—and
she meant nobody—could hurt her! Not ever! She gave her reflection a quick nod,
squared her shoulders even more, and opened the door with a bang, making her
way back to her office at normal speed. This time though, she took a moment to
give the cops in the main room her best 'Go ahead, I dare ya', expression. Not
a soul would raise their eyes to meet hers. With a sniff of distain, she opened
her office door and entered her haven…at least, it had been a haven until her
current resident showed up. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ignoring
Kane, she sat back down, and noticed that her computer ran smoothly. About to
snarl at him, she found that he'd set a hot cup of coffee down in front of her.
Now how could you get mad at a guy, when he'd given you the only saving grace
of the whole morning? Deciding it best to keep her mouth shut, she opened up a
few files, doing her best to ignore the aromatic brew. It took all of a minute
before she gave in, and grabbed the cup. When it sloshed on her pants, she
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The Web Cleanser will be available
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Press</span></a> upon its release.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Author of Romantic Suspense and
Paranormal Romance, I love a good tale. A full time author, I have plenty of
time to work on my projects. I write, promote, and daydream about my stories
all day long, fitting in my chores and family in my 'spare' time. Writing has
been a healing experience for me. Having Bipolar II disorder, I go through
hoops to remain focused, but I love to write and it takes me away from dealing
with illness. I've come a long way into good health because of my stories.
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Franny Armstrong<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love is to DIE for...<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Three Worlds Press has started a fun series of shorts which is planned to be compiled into anthologies as we go :) They all have to do with the Sea and a little light horror, and the one to launch this week is gothic horror! I have the author guest blogging as well as his buy links and a little som'in som'in from his book! </span></div>
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My world (in the book) is our world. The only difference is
much of the magic we see in movies or phony "documentaries" is real
in the world of the book, though much more subtle than in traditional fantasy.
I'd love to live in a magical world. My universe--to which the book provides
only a glimpse through a window--has magic, monsters, gods and demons, and many
typical fantasy elements, but is otherwise our normal, workaday world. What
makes it interesting, I hope, is that nothing is overt. The magical underbelly
of reality exists largely unnoticed by most people. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I loved a book series called The Three Investigators. I
recall them having business cards and thinking that was so cool--there was some
kind of power in that. They--much like Scooby Doo--always found a rational
explanation for seemingly supernatural phenomena. That is attractive to me in a
way. But then I have always been inspired by Poe and Lovecraft (my daughter is
Raven and once son is H.P.). In the past decade, I've noticed a theme of Neil
Gaiman running through my life--movies, books, and other forms of media had
links to Gaiman. Long before I knew who he was (or recognized the value of
following authors rater than stories) I was reading comics he wrote (one,
Death: The High Cost of Living, is still a favorite). I figured he was one of
these ubiquitous writers--a Stephen King who everyone has experienced
somehow--but no. Gaiman appeals to a certain community, and those people
gravitate toward his projects not necessarily because of him (generally), but
because of their temperaments and the style and quality of his projects. I also
enjoy the early writing of Orson Scott Card, and who doesn't love Bradbury,
Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Dick, Blish, etc. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My mind always wants to explore my universe, so constraining
stories to the relevant characters and plot lines is a constant battle. I
sometimes satiate myself by dropping in Easter Eggs that only I recognize as
such (as my body of work grows, maybe they'll be more recognizable). But when
you've got a world in your mind filled with interesting characters, it's hard
to keep them from popping up at every opportunity. I remind myself to keep a
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enjoy world-building, so expect to see at least some of the characters from Sea
Foam again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">D.J. Kozlowski writes gothic horror, dark fantasy, and magical realism, drawing inspiration from the likes of Poe and Lovecraft. When he’s not writing, D.J. counsels businesses as an attorney. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, 3 kids, and fish, the latter of which is constantly being replaced for the sake of the children. He tries not to take life too seriously.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Minor magic can have unintended consequences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the beach across from the Sea Foam Apartments, the fates of five people are tragically altered through Melinda’s well-intentioned meddling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, Melinda has a chance to help these people find their destinies and restore life to the beach, but she’ll need some help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, someone has been watching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“She recalled the sun rising from behind the sea, darkening then illuminating the lighthouse and brightening the sands whose sparkle mixed with the shimmering waves to cast all the early joggers in a discotheque strobe. This place had magic to it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The rustling of the curtains was enough to rouse Marc from a dead sleep. When he was younger and living in that apartment at the end of Seaside Avenue, the curtains rustled. At first, he thought he’d left the balcony door ajar, allowing a sea breeze into the apartment. Only later did he realize the curtains moved regardless of the door or the breeze.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-84526887169922562232015-05-27T09:56:00.002-07:002015-05-27T09:56:26.447-07:00Sheri Velarde and Gods Behaving Badly
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Cover Reveal for Between Love and
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When I first thought about becoming
and “author” and putting my work out there for others to read, I never thought
that I would become published. Then I never thought that I would have a series!
How cool is that? I have a book series! It still boggles my mind even though
Book 3 of my Gods Behaving Badly series, Between Love and War, is about to come
out next month. Truthfully I stumbled into a series. The first book, Looted,
was meant to be a short that just kept growing and ended in a way that demanded
another story. I guess I should also mention that Looted was rejected before it
found its home at Secret Cravings Publishing. Just goes to show that you should
never give up. So Stealing Hearts came to be and I introduced a few more gods
of old, gods who were just demanding to have their adventures told. Sometimes
characters just take on a mind of their own and will not leave you any peace
until you listen to them and write about them. The one that screamed at me the
loudest was Ares, the god of war just would not be put off. So Book 3 is the
story of the true love between Ares and Mania, because of course the goddess of
madness is the one true love of Ares. Only makes sense right? Truly, character
and books do take on a life of their own and often I am just along for the
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Between Love and War was just
accepted last week and is being fast tracked for a June release! I will have a
release date soon, but right now I am so happy to be able to share the
beautiful cover with you all! First round edits are done and we are full steam
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After the Fall, Ares spent a
thousand years searching for his lost love Mania. Thinking he had lost her
forever, he settled into the life of a mercenary here on earth. Then the fates,
and his sister the goddess of love, showed him Mania was alive and well. He
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Mania had spent a millennia as a
wraith of madness before slowly starting to rebuild herself into a new and
independent woman. Art had been her outlet and her savior. Then one night her
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-72108666631940563882015-05-26T12:52:00.001-07:002015-05-26T12:52:26.463-07:00The Midwife's Moon re-release and The War of the Weres*Waves* We are forgoing this weeks Your book. Your Business. posts to bring you news of the exciting sort! My book!!! With beautiful new edits, some words cut, over 1k new words added, a glossary of peeps --including a sneak peek at characters not out yet!--and locations and specialty words as well! So much new stuff. In the first book, I also re-edited and added significant number of words as I also cut some. I rewrote a scene and added a short scene. So you want to get books one and two new versions! And book three is hopefully not too far behind! In the meantime, there will be shorts released! <br />
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I TOTALLY AM IN LOVE WITH THEM. My cover artist, Victoria Miller, pushed out some more beautiful work! *gives standing ovation* <br />
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Right now, I have over 15 full length novels and about 6 chronicles (these are main characters/story bits already moving, some partly written...I have two shorts written, one half written, and others clamoring, half a full length and notes on another full length...from writing in my *spare* time.<br />
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I'm so excited to have these back out. Some health issues, partly caused by extreme stress both in my personal life and my professional life, put these on hold. But I'm having new ideas all the time. These books will traverse the world over! Next, in The Panther's Hunter, I stay in my home state of Washington, but move off the reservation to a transplanted werepanther to Mt. Rainier. Transplanted from New Orleans, where I am planning to go for book four if Sherona and Tom's story will wait. They were planned for book 6, but Sherona is a character to be reckoned with and Tom is her perfect counter point and can quite hold his own against her shenanigans. I just hope I can get the others written fast enough for them! <br />
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Barnes and Noble can be found <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-midwifes-moon-book-2-of-the-war-of-the-weres-leona-bushman/1121956268?ean=2940151388641" target="_blank">here</a>, All Romance ebooks (ARe) can be <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-themidwife039smoon-1813274-140.html" target="_blank">found here</a>, and Amazon here. It is also on Kobo, Google Play, and iTunes or books, or whatever it is LOL I always get them mixed up. Enjoy this continuing saga where each story has the world woven through with continuing stories, but stands on it's own as a novel. You will find yourself both satisfied with the main story and wanting more for the world! :D Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-16618018916706796572015-05-20T12:46:00.001-07:002015-05-20T12:46:03.045-07:00Your Book. Your Business. #4
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">An aspect of the writing business which I loath is pirating.
The sites never really come down. You feel torn up, violated, abused, and half
the time, no one is listening anyway. “It’s a victimless crime. Why do you
care. Who am I hurting? It’s not like the writers work or anything. The writer
should just be glad I want to read their awful work. Books should be free.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have heard all of this and more, but we can’t give up the
fight. It’s not just for writers either. It’s all art. Writing, painting,
music, and fashion designs… All of it is sparked on creativity. Oh man, I
remember when Metallica took on napster. Everyone was soo upset. “You’re just
greedy. Music should be free. Everyone should have the right…” yada yada. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, guess what? If Metallica hadn’t done it, then the
little guy would have been put out of business long time ago. Concerts don’t
just pay the talent. They pay the stage hands, the venue, etc. The money
concerts bring in supports the hotels, restaurants, etc. There is a ton of
businesses that receive extra money because of these events. It’s not just the
musicians that are affected by this. The fact that Metallica took on this role
saved hundreds if not thousands of jobs all over the world. You already have
access to free music…it’s called the radio!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Art, there are galleries, online galleries, etc. where it is
Free to go look. But don’t copy it, don’t print it out for your wall, don’t use
it yourself. Also, don’t claim you did it. In music and art, you can “copy” to
practice, but don’t put out that it’s yours. In Music, it’s called a cover, and
in art, it’s called a study. There are more rules and it is your job to find
out those rules if you want to use them. I have a study of Chagall. I went to
the extreme of signing it, “Study of Chagall” then my name and year so there is
no question of my intent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The materials needed for both art and music is astronomical.
Don’t believe me? Go price equipment. Not cheap as dirt, won’t be worth the
space equipment, but that needed for good art and good music. Even middle of
the line isn’t cheap. Hell, dirt cheap isn’t cheap. Then there’s the
electricity, the practice venue, the studios, the other stuff people don’t think
about, ie printing costs, mediums, replacing brushes, website costs, seller
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Same goes for books. There’s this thing called a library,
and since you don’t have to pay to get a card… yes, it’s free. And, in this day
and age, the pirating of books is happening digitally. One, if you can afford
an ereader, then shell out the 5-15 bucks for a book, or don’t read it, or go
to the library. Two, there are hundreds of contests going on every day on FB,
Twitter, Goodreads, and even publishing sites sometimes have them where they
are giving out free books. If circumstances have changed, or the ereader was a
gift, then spend a little of your time going after the legitimately free stuff.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Still think this is a victimless crime? Think again. I’ve
gone on many blogs trying to show how even the loss of ten dollars can affect a
family. I have no thyroid, and for a while, my monthly meds were ten bucks.
They’ve gone up, but yeah. I have been so poor that I had to choose between
spending ten bucks on meds and buying my kids milk and cereal that would have
to work for breakfast and dinner for the weekends. So, don’t give me the I’m
poor excuse. It isn’t one. I didn’t go stealing your stuff, burning down your
house, making you ill, or any other issue because I was poor, so don’t go stealing
my books and keeping me from being able to eat under the excuse that you’re poor.
By the way, it’s one of the worst excuses in the world for bad behavior.
Anyway, here’s my FB post yesterday. It is highly emotional. Probably should have
censored it a bit, but I’d also had my wallet and some car parts stolen over
the weekend, so my tact meter was broken about the issue of thievery. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As many of you know, pirating of art, from books to
paintings, to anything else, pisses me off. Well, today was supposed to be a
rerelease of book that has been out of print for around 9 months. The pirate
sites have them up still, so Amazon is refusing to publish. I was supposed to
re-release it today. Instead, I'm wasting time fighting pirates. If I had an
actual sword, might be worth the LITERAL DOLLARS AND CENTS I'M LOSING RIGHT
NOW. PLEASE IF YOU'VE NEVER BELIEVED ME BEFORE, PIRATES LITERALLY COST THE
AUTHOR MONEY. I DON'T CARE WHAT SOME AUTHORS SAY. IF YOU WANT A FREE BOOK, GO
TO THE LIBRARY OR SIGN UP FOR THE HUNDREDS OF FREE BOOKS GIVEN AWAY EVERY DAY.
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other authors as it puts us closer together. At a time where I'm looking to
grow fast and furious in all avenues of my life, the loss of money through
ANOTHER FUCKING THIEF after the loss of my wallet, etc. and that headache, it
makes me want to set them all up in a firing squad. BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO IT IF
PEOPLE WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD THEM. SERIOUSLY. I know people who pay 6-8 bucks for a
damn cup of coffee, but won't pay five for a book they can reread. Just... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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if you get your hair and nails done, that's not poor, that's whining, for
example, then talk to a favorite author. I need so much marketing help etc.,
and would probably trade work for a copy of my books! A lot of authors are
willing. ON top of the contests and giveaways and libraries carrying them,
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR DOWNLOADING PIRATED BOOKS OTHER THAN YOU WANT TO BE A
THIEF AND/OR SUPPORT A THIEF. IT IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME. My family IS
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You want it in the vernacular? I will get paid for these
sales right before school starts. So this directly plays into whether or not I
will be able to buy my kids clothes, pay the fines, the tech stuff, sports
stuffs, and all the other crap of having a special ed kid going to first,
another going into middle school for first time and needing freaking uniforms,
and one going into high school for the first time and needing god knows what
else besides the normal pens and clothes. IT MATTERS. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OF THE PRINT RELEASE OF BOTH THE MIDWIFE'S MOON AND THE ULFRIC'S MATE AS IT IS
A MATTER OF TIMING. SCREW ALL PIRATES AND THEIR SUPPORTERS. YOU CHEAT MY
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As you can see, this directly affects my bottom line in a
way that’s very personal. I did what you must all be prepared to do. I sent out
the DMCA notices, my publisher is assuring Amazon that she has the rights to my
book, and that I am the author, yada yada. But it’s costing time and money that
would be better spent being creative or resting for the next bout of
creativity, or playing with my kids. That's not to say it's okay to do it to someone who's rich. The authors and publishers are still paying others (editors, managers, etc all get paid from this work) from the money made on each sell. And don't forget, the big bad boogie man Amazon takes about a 70% cut on anything under 2.99US. So, that makes it even harder for everyone to get paid. But Amazon, Barnes and Noble, they all deserve their cut for providing space (yes, even online space) for readers to buy the work, and they, of course, take it. The money you pay doesn't go straight into the authors' pockets. Hell, it doesn't even go straight into the publishers' pockets. It first goes into the third parties pockets, to then be distributed. (Why I will never be on Amazon's side when they try their BS with big pubs and make it look as if they are doing it for poor little you. They're not. They want control over it and hope to bring people to their own publishing company. Don't be fooled. You getting anything cheaper is a by product, not the end game, and would change if places like Books a Million, Barns and Noble, ARe ever went out of business. Though they are domiciled in my home state, they are not the underdog. But that is a post for another day LOL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But, it is a cost of doing business nowadays. You have to fight
them. If we authors all flooded the FBI with these sites and complaints, they’d
be shut down faster. You have to not ignore it. There are programs out there
that will do it for you (which I suggest if you can at all afford it. I hate
the business end of writing. I want to create. So I get that lol). However you
choose to deal with it, whether hiring someone, buying a program, or doing it
individually, you must deal with it. I’ve sent out multiple forms. I hate it
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your creativity is your money maker. You cannot let anyone
destroy it. Not by piracy, not by drama, not by criticism. You must hone it,
learn to make it stronger, and protect it. You can do this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a book on a site when Amazon is charging, it’s likely pirated. It’s not a lucky
break or a deal. They are stealing. Don’t support them, don’t use them, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-67885752411930452372015-05-19T15:48:00.000-07:002015-05-19T15:48:19.057-07:00KD Rose ~ Brevity of Twit
Hello World!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No really. This isn’t the rote WordPress
hello, it’s me, author KD Rose saying “Hi.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve been absent awhile due to illness and now I’m back. I’m here, maybe
not running with the bulls but at least hobbling with the um, well, chronically
pretty darn god-awful ill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But enough
about that. I’m all about keeping it positive (except when I’m not). But see-
things are looking up! Literally. This is a view from my yard so life can’t be
all bad.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Add to that a wonderful husband,
family, and even a wonderful publisher and I have a reason to dig out the old
keyboard again. Ok, it was actually replace the new wireless keyboard which
didn’t work worth squat with the old wired up keyboard that still works just fine,
but that’s technical life for a plebian.</div>
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I’m posting on this date to mention
that despite everything I have a new book coming out on May 21st, 2015- exactly
one short week from now. Titled The Brevity of Twit, this humorous book is
everything I used to be. Using the Twitter forum as a scroll, The Brevity of
Twit yields humor, insight, and poetic vigor in a light read that will both
lift your spirits and make you ponder. So take a gander. My publisher decided
to publish it despite the absence of the entire being of the author (me). What
more can an author ask for? The book will be on Amazon and other neat sites.
I’ll post the links once the book is live.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the meantime I’m going to
un-pause and reinvigorate. It’s been awhile since I’ve sipped the creative
nectar and I’m sure it will be as sweet, tangy, and ironic as I remember.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blurb:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Humor in 140 characters or less. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A witty walk through the minefield
of tweeting, twitter, and the many uses we have socially for it. From serious
poetry to a scandalous take on improper grammar, this fast paced take on the
brevity of chatting in 140 characters or less will have you falling in love
with tweeting all over again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Buy link: <a href="http://www.threeworldsproductionsllc.com/my-books-2/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.threeworldsproductionsllc.com/my-books-2/</span></a></div>
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Trending is when thousands of people
across a state, country, countries, or continents, (depending on your settings)
all decide to tweet about the same topic. This usually involves hashtags, a
topic listed under "Trending," and many, many people looking for
their moment in the spotlight. Generally, trends are about something happening
on social media, the news, movies, music, or taking place in the world at the
moment. New releases, and celebrities often dominate. Celebrity deaths and
death hoaxes also make their appearance. For example, as I write, #royalbaby is
trending because that news was just announced and 3— not 1, not 2, but 3
trending subjects are about 1Direction. There is also a #HappyBDayCamCam trending
about someone named Cameron Dallas who has 3.4 Million Twitter followers, and I
don't know who he is because, well, I'm old. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Not that these aren't THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS EVER, but occasionally, just occasionally something will trend
that is interesting to writers, or nerds, or writer-nerds like me. Sometimes
these are more local trending subjects, but occasionally even God arises and
says- "I am TIRED of Chris Brown, and Margaret Atwood is not tweeting
today— Let the Higgs-Boson Particle be found!" Then suddenly science nerds
and writer nerds and wordplay nerds form a bond. Higgs-Boson trends, writers
have a field day, scientists nash their teeth at all the incorrect explanations
going around, thunder claps, rivers overflow, and for a brief moment, even
science makes twitter news. <o:p></o:p></div>
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•Higgs Boson- "The Force is
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•Ok Kids: Higgs, Top Quark, Ultra
High Energy Ray, TOE. In that order. I'll be waiting for a report at dinner.
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•Wow- articles are now out saying US
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•True- the US found hints of Higgs
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•People who can make Higgs Boson
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•Higgs Boson? How quaint. Where's
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•Higgs Boson Why Science Works:
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K.D. Rose is an author and poet.
With fellow authors around the globe, KD was also a founding member of the
e-magazine, INNOVATE. K.D.'s book, "Inside Sorrow" won the Readers
Favorite 2013 international Silver Medal for Poetry. <o:p></o:p></div>
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K.D. has an eclectic mind and loves
language, physics, philosophy, photography, design, art of all kinds, writing
of all kinds, symbolism, semiotics, spirituality, and Dr. Who. <o:p></o:p></div>
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K.D. Rose values the question more
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KD Rose is an avid supporter of
music, the arts, cutting edge science, technology, and creativity in all forms
that encourage us to expand and explore past the artificial limits we often set
for ourselves in order to see the everyday connections that exist among all
things.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She also currently has "Heavy
Bags of Soul", "Inside Sorrow", and "I AM" - on sale
at Amazon and other retailers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Join K D Rose on the following
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Twitter: @kdrose1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6038789.K_D_Rose"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6038789.K_D_Rose</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-63883969977653165252015-05-15T12:21:00.003-07:002015-05-15T12:21:45.271-07:00Jessica Bayliss cover reveal and more
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Breathless” is a romantic ghost about a young woman, Leah,
who is traveling alone in the British Virgin Islands. The action begins during
a scuba dive at a sunken wreck, supposedly haunted, when Leah discovers her
oxygen tank is empty. This story is inspired a little bit from my own
experience. I actually ran out of air during a dive about two years ago.
Obviously, I survived. But, I’ll tell you, it was pretty darned freaky. In
Leah’s case, she turns to one of the dive instructors, Dale, an Operation
Enduring Freedom veteran, to get her back to the surface safely. The shared
exhilaration of their experience forges a connection between these two. I bet
you can see where this is going … <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the tour group moves from the boat to the beach for an
overnight campout, Dale and Leah are drawn to each other. They discover they’re
each searching for ghosts, but for very different reasons. Throw in a moonlight
hike, a salt pond, a bonfire … <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I love a little supernatural with my romance, so I set out
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have a career that is very different from writing, but
writing is something I’ve done since I was a kid, although not seriously until
2010. I tried to write my first book in high school, and even got a bunch of
chapters done. I have it somewhere in my house. I should dig it out and see how
awful it was. I started another one right around the time I began grad school,
which took over my life, and I totally forgot about the book. Years later, I
got the writing bug back. I found the book I started in grad school, threw out
almost all of it, and then finished it a year later. I’ll confess: it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>good, but it was one of the best
moments of my life. I wrote my second book the next year while rewriting the
first—a task that took three years, and I’m sure an editor would still give me
plenty to do on it. Now, I’ve written four novels and a whole slew of short
stories, one of which is “Breathless.” In the last five years, I’ve grown so
much as a writer, largely from meeting other writers and from practice. I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">must </i>state: the network I’ve built—these
people are incredible. I could never do this without them. We’re there for each
other every single day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. Do you
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Absolutely not. But we’re Bigfoot fans in our house. My husband,
Eric, bought us our very own garden Yeti, complete with a sign, warning everyone
to beware. Eric’s Bigfoot impersonation is superb, by the way. Despite my
skepticism, one of my future projects will contain a Yeti. My second book is
called “Therapist of the Damned,” and it’s about a psychologist who discovers
her patients are vampires and all manner of supernatural creatures. I love this
concept, although I’m well aware that vampires are a tough sell these days; if
I’m never able to get it published, I’ll probably continue to develop the
stories, because they’re pure fun. So, one night, over dinner, Eric and I were
brainstorming characters for my book. He suggests I add a Yeti to my series,
and I’m like, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">no way</i>. Then, I realize
the brilliance of his idea. A yeti in treatment for social phobia! Too perfect.
My main character will definitely need a larger couch.</span></div>
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Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. These shorts are so much fun. I can't wait for everyone else to read them.<br />
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Thank you Jessica for being on my blog today!<br />
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Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-28366731274733635072015-05-06T17:03:00.000-07:002015-05-06T17:03:15.373-07:00Your Book. Your Business 3
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your book. Your Business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ve been doing this series of business things, mostly on
contract details that are often overlooked. Now, I’d like to talk to you about
the author community. (Since my assistant reminded me to blog! Flu is running through my family in a very strange manner! I'm exhausted, so bear with me, and hopefully, you'll understand what I'm saying.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your author friends can be some of the best friends you’ll ever
find. However, sometimes, there is a snake in the grass. He/she may be seen as
someone grand, but, if you do research, you may find a lot of things wrong with
what they’ve told you. Others, who don’t want to see or who drink the koolaid
won’t see it until it’s too late. Sometimes, even then, they can’t see it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So what do you do when you have two opposing sides? Mostly,
I recommend staying out of it. The community is a large one. However, there are
times, when you must pick a side for your own conscience. Even then, I’d go
with class. Be forthright in your opinions. Share sites that you found your information
on, copies of legalities, screen shots, etc. as needed, but try to keep your
opinion professional, regardless of how angry you are at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">How many times did we see backlash for authors rioting with
readers? Or, let’s take it to the TV Realm for a bit. Who has seen Chef Ramsay’s
Kitchen Nightmares (trademarks, etc. I’m not claiming any affiliation for or to
them. This is used in fair use policy as an icon to deliver a point.)? The one
with the ABC Baking Company? The people who went absolutely beserk on national
social media? Even international? Just for the record, I want to be famous, but
not in that way!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you push people far enough, claim contracts say this when
legally, they don’t say any such thing, you’re going to start looking like
that. And while you may have your Sammy in your corner, well… think of how he
comes off? Brute, bullish, and not very nice. He’s been eating’ Amy’s sauce too
long…ie, drinking her Koolaid ;) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have said things I regret. We all do. But, when it’s in
the community, be extra careful. One, you don’t know who’s going to say what where,
or, if you give an opinion in confidence, who that person may tell, or who will
choose a person in another country over a longstanding friendship with you to
be that spy or to give away your confidence. You don’t know who will turn down
a friendship as close as sisters for a business or a person not worthy of the
trust or loss of friends. You don’t know when it will come back to bite you in
the a$$. You just don’t know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While you don’t have to be a sheep and bleat all the latest
fads, neither can you burn your bridges with bad manners and back stabbing
because you never know when you will need that bridge to cross to a new level,
and instead, are stuck. If you’re lucky, the material will still be there to
build the bridge. But, if you wait too long, the materials will rot away into
the landscape, or be swept away in an ocean of moving on with people who aren’t
stuck on stupid or back stabbing you when you’re not looking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In your social media contacts, marketing, ads, etc., be
someone you can be proud of. Be someone whom the readers are going to flock to.
Don’t become angry and sullen and hateful because you’re upset about something.
Remember, the authors/readers/publishers will hear about it at some point, and
you need to be able to honestly say you weren’t the one who started stuff, but
you’ll finish it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Er, I mean, don’t take stuff lying down, but don’t make a public
debacle that will make the readers turn from you. Even if you’re right. Find
the middle ground of sticking up for yourself, but not letting drama queens make
you look bad for their bad behaviour and having their cronies come in and
attack you too. Just, stand the high ground. Like Obe Wan in Star Wars. You’ll
win on the high ground. You may lose friends you cared about more than
yourself, but at least you didn’t compromise your moral standards and droop to
their level of defending what they have no clue of which they speak, or of a
free for all name calling douchebaggery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keep it classy. Keep it real. After all, it’s your book,
your business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250530615581285439.post-71767522689001998592015-04-29T00:30:00.000-07:002015-04-29T00:30:03.451-07:00Your Book. Your Business. Number 2
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your Book. Your Business. Number two in a series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s Tuesday and my assistant tells me I’m to write about
writing. *hangs head* I forgot to do my art one yesterday, so writing this early
and getting it ready on time. We started talking about reading your contract.
Remember, don’t get suckered into paying for something that’s already yours, or
signing away rights that are yours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Continuing on in the same vein, I had a situation. As many
know, I’ve had a lot of health issues over the last five years. I still found
time to write. I had a couple of contracts finally come about the same time
from a publisher I’d already signed with before. I didn’t read it because I was
so sick. In order to feel more business like, I signed it sooner rather than
read it. Ironic, eh? I even told him, I’m too sick to read and comprehend, but
I trust you. I’m sure it’s the same as before. He never disabused me of that
notion when I very much needed to be told it wasn’t the same. However, it is on
my own head I didn’t wait until I felt well enough to read it, or at least take
enough meds for short term comprehension, at least.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And, it taught me something. Even people you think you can
trust may not have your back when it comes to business. I have also learned,
that some people will choose business over friendships, but that’s a mountain to climb
another day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the meantime, let’s go over having multiple contracts
from the same publisher. Check it side by side. See if there are any
difference, like having early release payments added that weren’t there before—a
per month, when before, if your book was selling for, er, wasn’t selling, you
could pull it and re-release it elsewhere, or self publish it. Of course, these
options would be after you’ve rewritten/edited it more and added/took out bits
that may have needed adjusting. But, if you all of sudden have a per month fee,
and no, I don’t think you should always be able to get out easy, but if it’s a
change, see why not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Or, if you had recourse if your publisher wasn’t doing their
end, like not doing their end of the job, or not keeping to things they
promised. I mean, as an author, you need to realize stuff can go wrong, but if
someone says April, then, with no warning, changes it to August even though you’ve
had it turned in for months, well, you should have the option to get out. Or,
if they put it out, and it doesn’t sell more than 4 copies in 6 months, then
again, you should have the option to pull. Not every book is going to be a best
seller, but every book should sell something, if only to family and friends.
Also, you can ask for changes like that. Say, if I don’t sell 100 in the first
year, I want my rights back. If you’re last four books sold a thousand copies
in three months, then perhaps say 500 in a year. Something. You have right to
expect some sales and promotion. You also have the responsibility to promote
and try to sale as much as possible. Take marketing classes, read blogs, etc.
Anything to learn the best ways that work for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If there are changes, open up dialogue between yourself and
the publisher. And have a friend, or best yet, an attorney look at it. Now,
most of us authors don’t have the funds to have an attorney on hand, but there
are many who aren’t as expensive as you may imagine. Also, there are literally
hundreds of blogs written that legally explain your rights about clauses.
Educate yourself, but educate yourself even more so if you can’t afford help. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I’ve said and will continue to say, you don’t have to
know how to do everything. However, if you’re not comfortable doing it, then
you need to hire someone who can do it for you and help you out with whichever
area you need the most help with, and reading a contract is no different. Don’t
worry about feeling embarrassed you don’t understand all the clauses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Read. Your. Contract.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What all are your responsibilities? Are they something you
can live with? Sometimes, the publisher acts as if you are the only one
responsible for everything, yet won’t help out, won’t give leads, doesn’t
provide a place for support and questions. Other times, they do something when
it’s first out, then nothing. Some fall in between. What are you comfortable
with? Work with your publisher, and you’ll have the best experience. But don’t
let them make you do work that they then don’t use. I had a publisher for whom
I was required to write a specific number of blogs for, a specific kind of blog
post for a specific site, and it never got used. Happened more than once to a
lot of us. That just wastes everyone’s time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask around. Who’s used them, what have they done for the
authors? If they’re less than 2 years, you’re just going to have to take your
best guess and decide if you want to give them a chance. That can be a great
thing. New businesses have a lot to prove and may work harder for you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But above all, the publishing arena is a business, just like
your book rights, so read your contract. Publishers want to make it as much as
authors do. When things work together, author and publisher can have a long,
happy career with each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I, for one, never want to have to work any day job that’s
not related to the arts. I don’t mean for Michael’s, or other supplier. *grins*
If you’re happy with your contract, sign up and do everything you can to make
your book the best it can be. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After all, it’s your book. Your business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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